The COVID-19 crisis has underscored the benefits of automation, including remote IT management and AI-driven security. New data from Cisco illustrates how data growth is testing the limits of manual network management.
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Virginia’s Data Center Alley Prepares for Lengthy COVID-19 Lockdown
As Virginia begins a COVID-19 lockdown for the next 2 months, Loudoun County has created a task force to help Data Center Alley’s critical infrastructure sector navigate the crisis,
Microsoft Cloud Use Soars Amid COVID-19 Social Distancing
Use of Microsoft’s cloud services is soaring amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with usage increasing as much as 775 percent in regions implementing social distancing and shelter-in-place orders.
The IoT Extends to Space: Satellite Startups Connect Remote Devices
More than 20 new companies are using constellations of low-cost low-flying “nanosatellites” to collect data from devices, pursuing a future in which space-based networks connect the Internet of Things (IoT).
As Traffic Surges, Akamai Will Shift Gaming Downloads to Off-Peak Hours
To keep data networks running smoothly during the COVID-19 crisis, content delivery specialist Akamai is reducing the network resources used for gaming downloads during peak business hours.
Real-Time Business, Data Centers & the Colocation Solution
In a new special report, CoreSite and Data Center Frontier take a look at how colocation can be the “nervous system” of today’s modern digital businesses. This entry in a special report series highlights the pace of real-time business.
DCF Roundtable Recap: Data Center Insights 1Q 2020
Our 18th Data Center Executive Roundtable showcases the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, and where it is headed, with panelists from Digital Realty, Intel, Vertiv, Iron Mountain, Chatsworth Products and Infrastructure Masons.
Roundtable: Industry Making Progress on Diversity, But Much Work Remains
The data center industry is making progress on its diversity challenges, but there is hard work ahead to be truly inclusive, according to the 6 expert panelists in our DCF Executive Roundtable.
Data Center Events Firms Retool for B2B Virtual Conferences
With conference schedule disrupted by the Coronavirus, organizers are pivoting to online delivery of content, hoping to bring new energy to online B2B events. First up is DCD, which is promising “the mother of all virtual events” for DCD>NY.
Roundtable: 5G Will Boost Business for Data Centers, But Not Overnight
There’s a lot of buzz about 5G wireless. Our panel of data center executives discusses the pace of the 5G rollout in the U.S., and what it might mean for the data center business.
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